U.S. incomes, poverty rate bounce back to pre-recession levels in 2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. poverty rate fell for the second straight year in 2016 while median income rose to an all-time high of $59,000 as the economy made up ground lost during the 2007-2009 recession, federal government data released on Tuesd…
Family of Australian woman fatally shot wants Minnesota cop charged
(Reuters) – The family of an Australian woman who was fatally shot wants the Minneapolis policeman involved charged, their attorney said on Tuesday, the same day investigators sent the evidence collected to the local prosecutor.
Trump open to Dreamers relief legislation without wall funding: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will not necessarily insist on including funding for a border wall with Mexico in legislation to address protections for children brought to the United States illegally, a senior aide said on Tuesday.
Residents return to Florida Keys as Irma death toll rises
FLORIDA CITY/MIAMI (Reuters) – Residents returned on Tuesday to parts of the Florida Keys archipelago that was hammered by Hurricane Irma’s high winds and storm surge, while the death toll rose in the second major hurricane to hit the United States thi…
No more monkey business: lawsuit over macaque’s ‘selfie’ is settled
(Reuters) – A novel U.S. legal battle over who owned a famous smiling “selfie” taken by a critically endangered monkey six years ago – the animal who snapped the picture or the nature photographer who owned the camera – has been settled out of court.
Man pleads guilty to murders of Maryland sisters kidnapped in 1975
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A one-time carnival worker pleaded guilty on Tuesday and was sentenced to 48 years in prison for the 1975 kidnapping and murders of two young Maryland sisters, resolving one of the most publicized crimes in the state’s history…
Trump won’t insist border wall funds be tied to DACA relief: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will not necessarily insist that funding for a border wall with Mexico be included in legislation to address protections for children brought to the United States illegally, a senior aide said on Tuesd…
Chicago asks judge to halt Trump plan to deny funds to sanctuary cities
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The city of Chicago asked a federal judge on Monday to bar President Donald Trump’s Justice Department from denying public-safety grants to so-called sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with a federal immigration crackdown.
Draining the swamp: Hard-hit Everglades town mops up after Irma
EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. (Reuters) – As Hurricane Irma raged through Everglades City, a tiny fishing village in a vast alligator-infested swamp, Howie Grimm hunkered down inside his house with his 88-year-old mother, a useless cell phone and a new job tit…
Irma’s U.S. death toll rises; residents start to return to Florida coast
FLORIDA CITY/MARCO ISLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida allowed some residents to return on Tuesday to areas hammered by Hurricane Irma’s high winds and storm surge, while the death toll rose in the second major hurricane to hit the United States this ye…
